Pupils securing first choice secondary school place falls in England as a FIFTH miss out

Number of pupils securing their first choice secondary school place falls compared to last year as a FIFTH miss out Nearly a fifth of children have missed out on their top choice secondary school But this rose to more than two in five pupils in some areas of England, data said The number of applications … Read more

School bus crash injures 13 children on way to Welsh secondary school

School bus smash injures 13 children on way to Welsh secondary: Three pupils are rushed to hospital after crash with car near Welsh village Bus was taking children to Ysgol y Preseli at Crymych in Pembrokeshire, Wales It crashed about nine miles away near the village of Llandissilio at about 8.30am Police, fire crews, ambulance … Read more

School bus smash injures 13 children on way to Welsh secondary

School bus smash injures 13 children on way to Welsh secondary: Three pupils are rushed to hospital after crash with car near Welsh village By Mark Duell for MailOnline Published: 13:00 BST, 17 May 2021 | Updated: 13:03 BST, 17 May 2021 Thirteen children were injured and three people taken to hospital after a crash … Read more

Secondary school pupils face longer terms and shorter holidays after summer

Secondary school pupils face longer terms and shorter holidays after summer as part of multibillion-pound ‘educational recovery’ plan – but exams may be easier too Government ministers are debating whether to lengthen school day or the terms  Ministers ‘have already agreed millions of youngsters need more time at school’ Next year’s 2022 GCSE and A-level … Read more

Secondary school pupils face longer terms and shorter holidays after summer

Secondary school pupils face longer terms and shorter holidays after summer as part of multibillion-pound ‘educational recovery’ plan – but exams may be easier too Government ministers are debating whether to lengthen school day or the terms  Ministers ‘have already agreed millions of youngsters need more time at school’ Next year’s 2022 GCSE and A-level … Read more

Covid England: Almost 85% of secondary schools in England ‘had NO cases after they opened’

Almost nine in 10 secondary schools in England had no coronavirus cases after they reopened, official figures suggest. Surveillance data showed only nine of 80 schools surveyed had spotted one infected pupil or staff member in the fortnight ending March 31. Four saw at least two cases, according to the Office for National Statistics report.   … Read more

Young girl dies after suffering ‘medical episode’ at secondary school in Hertfordshire

Young girl dies after suffering ‘medical episode’ at secondary school in Hertfordshire Schoolgirl became unresponsive at Marriotts School, Stevenage, on Thursday  The unidentified girl was rushed to a nearby hospital but died shortly afterwards  Police are not treating the death as suspicious and enquiries are now underway  By Faith Ridler For Mailonline Published: 13:17 BST, 30 … Read more

Young girl dies after suffering ‘medical episode’ at secondary school in Hertfordshire

Young girl dies after suffering ‘medical episode’ at secondary school in Hertfordshire Schoolgirl became unresponsive at Marriotts School, Stevenage, on Thursday  The unidentified girl was rushed to a nearby hospital but died shortly afterwards  Police are not treating the death as suspicious and enquiries are now underway  By Faith Ridler For Mailonline Published: 13:17 BST, 30 … Read more

Secondary school is evacuated and children sent home after staff receive ‘malicious communication’

Secondary school is evacuated and children sent home after staff receive ‘malicious communication’ Pupils at Radyr Comprehensive in Cardiff told to go home amid police incident The incident is said to be ongoing and ‘relating to a malicious communication’ Headteacher said parents should email school if children can’t access homes  By Faith Ridler For Mailonline … Read more